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Southside Gadsden Football Team History

Southside Gadsden Panthers

Southside High School

2150 Hwy 77 Gadsden, AL 35907
Stadium: Barney Hood Stadium
Colors: Black & Cardinal
Coach: Dexter Wood
Region: 3A-R12

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1926 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Dexter Wood enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southside Gadsden.

The Panthers move from Region 0 to Region 12.

The Panthers finished 7th in Region 12.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	vs. Litchfield *	23	7	W
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Sardis	7	3	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ West End Walnut Grove	31	22	W
Fri., Sep. 17	@ St. Clair County	31	0	W
Fri., Sep. 24	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Cherokee County *	3	35	L
Fri., Oct. 8	@ Hokes Bluff	12	14	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Boaz *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Fort Payne *	9	14	L
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Glencoe *	24	27	L

1976 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	146
Scoring Average	16.2
Points Allowed	122
Defense Average	13.6
Opponents Record	39-50 -1
Region Record	2-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-2

1976 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Southside Gadsden was not ranked.

1976 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Scottsboro	8-2-1	268	142	0-1	7	34	6-0	179	59	Larry Keys
Glencoe	9-1	238	123				6-1	165	99	Lyle Darnell
Fort Payne	6-4	188	154				5-2	142	131	David Beddingfield
Cherokee County	7-3	228	99				4-3	167	86	Bobby Joe Johnson
Guntersville	3-7	120	138				2-4	68	93	Bill Rayburn
Litchfield	0-9	52	235				0-6	39	184	Steve Clay
Southside Gadsden	5-4	146	122				2-3	65	83	Dexter Wood
Boaz	0-9-1	60	181				0-6	35	122	Eugene Grelp

1976 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Southside Gadsden Players on File.

1976 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Mike Hutchinson	T	Sr.	6-1	200	HM	BN
Mike Hutchinson	LB	Sr.	6-1	200	2nd	BPH

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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.